Construction
Developer given two years to rebuild pub ‘brick by brick’
A resi developer in north London has been given two years to rebuild a pub it demolished to make way for a new apartment scheme
Howard Kennedy hires top super-prime construction lawyer
One of the best-known construction lawyers on the super-prime scene
Planning permissions for new homes hit eight-year high
Permissions for 66,102 new homes were granted in the first three months of the year in England, according to HBF and Glenigan, which is actually up 4% on the same period last year
A Sense of Urgency: ‘Significant step up’ in housing delivery but supply still lagging demand
There has been a "significant step up" in the delivery of new homes over the last few years, according to Knight Frank, with large housebuilders now constructing 60% more homes than in 2010.
Inaugural HQR Summer Ball raises over £50k for charity
The first HQR Summer Ball - an annual bash for London's high-end resi construction sector - has raised a whopping £54,330 for the Teenage Cancer Trust and the Lighthouse Club.
Manhattan 2020: Visualising a new skyline as the new-build boom returns
New-build apartment sales in Manhattan "are poised to reach a level not seen since last decade’s boom cycle by 2018", says New York brokerage CityRealty, as condominium development activity in the best o…
Global Construction Costs Compared: London named third most expensive world city
London has emerged as the third most expensive place in the world in which to build, according to a fascinating study of international construction costs.
Housebuilding starts and completions slip 9%
The number of new housebuilding starts in Q1 was 9% lower than in the same period a year earlier, according to the latest numbers from the Office of National Statistics
McGee awarded demolition contract for Lodha UK’s 1 Grosvenor Square
London-based contractor McGee has bagged the £7.4m contract for the demolition of the former Canadian High Commission building at 1 Grosvenor Square.
100 units already sold at Oakmayne’s Two Fifty One
Oakmayne's new scheme in Southwark has seen a strong take up, with nearly a third of the units going before the construction enters the fit-out phase.
‘Cranebridge’ rises to new heights as 14 major schemes get underway
Cambridge is cracking on with its ambitious growth plans at a rate of knots
Set Your Sites: What is the future for marketing development land?
As the land market evolves, agents will have to concentrate less on harnessing relationships with buyers, and more on their presentation and digital media skills, explains Knight Frank's Daniel Ward...